Latch set



Dec. 20, 1966 GUSTAFSCN 3,292,960

LATCH SET Filed Feb. 14, 1964 I /o E 11 3 INVENTOR Be 5 Gus/ai man i?%m% i United States Patent M 3,292,960 LATCH SET Bert R. Gustafson, Cherokee, Iowa 51012 Filed Feb. 14, 1964, Ser. No. 344,864 2 Claims. (Cl. 292-264) My invention relates to a latch.

An object of my invention is to provide a latch for gates or for any other purpose, which latch is easily applied.

A further object of my invention is to provide a latch which includes locking features wherein the latch portions will not get out of place.

A further object of my invention is to provide a latch which can be accommodated to left hand or right hand gates or the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide a latch of very simple construction.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a forward elevation of the latch as applied to a gate and an adjacent support,

FIGURE 2 is a similar view of FIGURE 1 showing the latch when used in the alternative manner,

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the latch, and

FIGURE 4 is a side view of a portion of the latch.

My invention contemplates the provision of a simple latch structure which can be readily attached to gates or the like, and wherein the latch portions can be securely locked.

In describing my invention, I have used the character to designate a stationary post which can be an end of a fence having the portion 11 etc.

The character 12 indicating a gate end having the attached portion 13, and in describing my invention I have used the character 14 to indicateabolt which passes through the member 12 and which is secured by means of e the nut 15, the member 14 terminating in the eye portion 16, and attached to the eye portion 16, I provide a chain 17 which can be of any desired length having the links 18.

I have further used the character 19 to indicate a further portion of the latch, the character 19 indicating a flat plate which is attached as at 20 to the stationary post 10, and extending at right angles to the plate 19 is a flange v 21, and formed in the flange 21 (see FIG. 4) are the integral slot portions 22, extending into the open slot portion 23, and bent outwardly from the flange 21 are the ears 24 which slope downwardly at 25 (see FIG. 3).

Attached to the flange 21 is a bolt 26 and receiving the bolt 26 is a locking bar member 27 having the flange 28 bent outwardly therefrom, and receiving the bolt 26 is a helical coiled spring 29 which bears :against the washer 30 which is positioned against the cotter key 31.

The latch is operated in the following manner. When it is desired to close the gate, the member 12 is swung to the positions shown in FIGURE 1 or 2, and the chain 17 is placed so that one of the links 18 will pass into one of the slot portions 22 so that the arrangement will be locked since the next adjacent link 18 (see FIG. 1) will provide the locking action. However, since in many cases due to irregular movements or motions imparted to the gate, the tendency is for the link 18 to be dislodged from the slot 22 whereupon the gate will open.

However, this eflect is eliminated by means of the locking member 27 which is merely swung in the direction of 3,292,960 Patented Dec. 20, 1966 the arrow 32 (see FIG. 4) so that the member 27 will ride over the inclined surfaces 25 and the member 27 will then snap into place in the opening at 23, the resilient spring 29 permitting any resilient action until the member 27 falls into place. I

As a result, the opening 23 is securely closed by the member 27 so that the chain cannot escape, and when desired, the member 27 can beagain swung to the position shown in FIGURE 4 by merely first forcing the member 27 against the spring 29.

In case it is desired to use the latch wherein the stationary portion will be at the right and the movable portion at the left as viewed in FIGURE 2, the member 19, etc., can be swung around and the other slot 22 used .for the same purpose.

It will now be noted that I have provided the necessary advantages mentioned in the objects of my invention with further advantages being apparent.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A latch comprising a latch member, said latch member including an outwardly projecting flange, said flange having slot portions, a bolt member including :a chain attached thereto, any of the links of said chain being adapted to be received within one of said slot portions, whereby an adjacent link will lock said chain, a springurged locking bar pivotally attached to said flange, a further slot projecting at right angles from said slot portions and formed to permit removal of the link from said slot portions and adapted to receive said locking bar, outwardly bent lips extending integrally from said flange toward said locking bar and adjacent to said further slot, said lips having sloping edges.

2. A latch comprising a latch member, said latch member including an outwardly projecting flange, said flange having slot portions, -a bolt member including a chain attached thereto, any of the links of said chain being adapted to be received within one of said slot portions, whereby an adjacent link will lock said chain, a springurged locking bar pivotally attached to said flange, a further slot projecting at right angles from said slot portions and formed to permit removal of the link afirom said slot portions and adapted to receive said locking bar, outwardly bent lips extending integrally from said flange toward said locking bar and adjacent to said further slot, said lips having sloping edges, a bolt passing through said locking bar, a coiled spring receiving said bolt and bearing against said locking bar.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,117,930 11/1914 Turner. 1,633,020 6/ 1927 Ingram 24-116 2,102,203 12/ 1937 Groenewold 292204 3,132,878 5/1964 De Puydt et a1. 241l6 X FOREIGN PATENTS 321,918 6/ 1920 Germany.

23,752 4/ 1913 Great Britain. 208,864 1/1924 Great Britain.

EDWARD C. ALLEN, Primary Examiner.

RICHARD E. MOORE, Examiner. 

1. A LATCH COMPRISING A LATCH MEMBER, SAID LATCH MEMBER INCLUDING AN OUTWARDLY PROJECTING FLANGE, SAID FLANGE HAVING SLOT PORTIONS, A BOLT MEMBER INCLUDING A CHAIN ATTACHED THERETO, ANY OF THE LINKS OF SAID CHAIN BEING ADAPOTED TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN ONE OF SAID SLOT PORTIONS, WHEREBY AN ADJACENT LINK WILL LOCK SAID CHAIN, A SPRINGURGED LOCKING BAR PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID FLANGE, A FURTHER SLOT PROJECTING AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM SAID SLOT PORTIONS AND FORMED TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF THE LINK FROM SAID SLOT PORTIONS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LOCKING BAR, OUTWARDLY BENT LIPS EXTENDING INTEGRALLY FROM SAID FLANGE TOWARD SAID LOCKING BAR AND ADJACENT TO SAID FURTHER SLOT, SAID LIPS HAVING SLOPING EDGES. 